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American City Business Journals, Inc. and its licensors. All rights. reserved.http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/chatter/2011/08/rampcorp-looking-for-next-class-of.htmlRampCorp looking for next class of women entreprenursThu, 25 Aug 2011 16:07:45 +0000Tony Quesadahttp://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/chatter/2011/08/rampcorp-looking-for-next-class-of.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
Terry Chase Hazell and the other women at Texas State University’s RampCorp are looking for their next class of aspiring women entrepreneurs to teach how to build and grow companies.
Sessions for the 2011-12 RampCorp, which has helped women form about 40 companies, start in late October, and the program hopes to help another dozen launch in Austin this year, said Hazell, the program’s director.
“We’re looking for women who want to start a company or have just started a scalable business…http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/chatter/2011/07/sxsw-seeking-fallen-ceos-from-the-90s.htmlSXSW seeking CEOs from '90s tech bust for panel — blogThu, 21 Jul 2011 15:55:31 +0000http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/chatter/2011/07/sxsw-seeking-fallen-ceos-from-the-90s.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
Coupons.com is recruiting CEOs from the '90s technology boom for a panel discussion at this year's South by Southwest music, film and interactive festival.
Applicants can either be from a surviving or fallen company from the bubble era. The goal is to offer attendees tips on how they were able to stay afloat, or what ultimately led to their demise (hint, it's more than having a venture capital firm with deep pockets). Interested speakers can also be any other C-level person from companies in the…http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/chatter/2011/07/1000-austinites-swarm-local-google.html1,000 Austinites swarm local Google event — blogTue, 19 Jul 2011 17:40:21 +0000Christopher Calnanhttp://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/chatter/2011/07/1000-austinites-swarm-local-google.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
<img src="http://assets.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/chatter/GOOGLE%20austin%20event*100.jpg?v=1">More than 1,000 people are expected to attend Google Inc.’s two-day business website launching event in Austin.
The series of free instructional workshops at La Zona Rosa Tuesday and Wednesday is kicking off Google’s national initiative to give business owners tools and information to operate their own websites.
Since two-thirds of new jobs are created by small business owners, the workshops are expected to be a boon for the nation’s economy, Google Product Director Amy Chang said.
“We…http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/chatter/2011/07/applications-open-for-austin-startup.htmlApplications open for Austin Startup Camp — blogMon, 11 Jul 2011 16:48:28 +0000http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/chatter/2011/07/applications-open-for-austin-startup.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
<img src="http://assets.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/chatter/Screen%20shot%202011-07-11%20at%2011.47.54%20AM*100.png?v=1">Hey startups/early venture/aspiring venture capital getters, StartupCamp needs you.
Event organizers are recruiting five participants for its "Comms Edition" event on Sept. 14 at the Austin Convention Center. The winning entrepreneurs will have the chance to pitch their products or services to a "discriminating audience of potential investors, media, bloggers and industry cognoscenti."
Applicants must have developed(ing) products or services for communications technologies such as voice, SMS and…http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/chatter/2011/07/unwired-nation-hooks-up-with-houston.htmlUnwired Nation hooks up with Houston firm — blogMon, 11 Jul 2011 13:31:18 +0000http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/chatter/2011/07/unwired-nation-hooks-up-with-houston.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
<img src="http://assets.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/chatter/unwiredNation*100.jpg?v=1">Austin Technology Incubator alum Unwired Nation Inc. is solidifying its place in the burgeoning Mobile-Apps-As-A-Service market.
The startup — which sells an online tool designed to convert Web pages to most smartphone platforms — snagged an agreement with Houston-based ethosIQ as its newest certified mobile solutions provider. The company will used Unwired's Kinita platform to garner and accelerate deals with field service organizations, financial firms and utilities.
The deal is the latest…http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/chatter/2011/06/want-be-a-clean-energy-entrepreneur.htmlWant be a clean energy entrepreneur? Here's a crash course — blogTue, 28 Jun 2011 15:26:34 +0000http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/chatter/2011/06/want-be-a-clean-energy-entrepreneur.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
<img src="http://assets.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/chatter/earth%20bulb-36-18-184-278*100.png?v=1">So you've got a great clean energy idea, but don't know what to do next?
The folks over at the Austin Technology Incubator are running a crash course for aspiring green entrepreneurs. The University of Texas startup hatcher partnered with Pecan Street Project Inc. and the Webber Energy Group for the weeklong program.
Organizers said the classes cater to companies and persons wanting to capitalize on efforts to push sustainable energy and smart grid implementation nationwide. Space is limited to…http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/chatter/2011/06/atis-bart-bohn-leading-new-data-startup.htmlATI's Bart Bohn leading new data startupThu, 23 Jun 2011 19:12:36 +0000http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/chatter/2011/06/atis-bart-bohn-leading-new-data-startup.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
<img src="http://assets.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/chatter/ATI%20Bohn*100.jpg?v=1">Bart Bohn — a leading name in Austin's entrepreneur scene — has co-founded a new data startup called Ravel.
The early stage venture is developing two products for massive-scale acquisition, transformation and integration of enterprise databases and Web sources (think Infochimps sort of model). Ravel, which recently hatched from the Austin Technology Incubator, is currently on the venture capital and staffing trail, officials said.
Bohn will lead the startup as chief operating officer — bringing…http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/chatter/2011/06/sxsw-taking-ideas-for-interactive.htmlSXSW taking ideas for interactive panels — blogMon, 20 Jun 2011 16:44:50 +0000http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/chatter/2011/06/sxsw-taking-ideas-for-interactive.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
<img src="http://assets.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/chatter/SXSW%20logo%20309*100.jpg?v=1">South by Southwest wants to know what you want to see during the interactive festival next year.
Events organizers are running a "SXSW PanelPicker" event this evening at the Hanger Lounge from 6-8 p.m. The party will celebrate the official idea gathering kickoff. The Web PanelPicker portal provides an efficient tool for compiling panel suggestions.
Speakers this evening will give tips for making proposals stand out (as of Monday afternoon, more than 2,500 ideas were entered). The event is free.…http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/chatter/2011/06/entrepreneur-junkies-unite-pitch.htmlEntrepreneur junkies unite! Pitch contest coming soon — blogFri, 17 Jun 2011 18:22:26 +0000Tony Quesadahttp://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/chatter/2011/06/entrepreneur-junkies-unite-pitch.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
All you entrepreneur junkies — those who can’t get enough of business plan and fast pitch contests, maybe you even watch “Shark Tank” — will be in luck next week.
The Rice Alliance and RISE Global are collaborating to present a fast pitch competition featuring 10 companies and several distinguished judges and panelists from 6-8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Alamo Drafthouse on South Lamar Boulevard. Click here for a map.
The finalists are Affintus, Airstone Media, EvoTrain, Pink Kisses, Putting…http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/chatter/2011/06/rackspace-hints-it-could-buy-ati.htmlATI startup catches Rackspace's eye — blogFri, 17 Jun 2011 17:57:58 +0000http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/chatter/2011/06/rackspace-hints-it-could-buy-ati.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
<img src="http://assets.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/chatter/Screen%20shot%202011-06-17%20at%2012.54.07%20PM*100.png?v=1">One young Austin entrepreneur received a very special shout out this week after pitching to ATI spectators and enthusiasts.
Representatives from San Antonio-based Rackspace Hosting Inc.'s startup program attended an Austin Technology Incubator early pitch performance and later blogged there “could be a future for this device within Rackspace Hosting data centers," referring to one of the presenters.
The event was part the Austin Technology Incubator's third annual Student Entrepreneur Acceleration…